3D Modeling

When plan, section and elevation is not enough.

The time has passed when 2D drawings is enough. In an increasing number of projects
there is a requirement for good and lifelike 3D models, - building models as well
as product models.

Furniture designer or product designer

We can help furniture designers or product designers, by modeling their product,
already at an early stage and thereby a part of the workflow. We can make a kind
of digital prototype for debugging ppurposes as well as an inspiration for further
processing. This model can simultaneously be used for presentation purposes to partners
and customers. In addition, you can use the model as part of the documentation of
patent applications and the like.

As a new feature, you can relatively easy and inexpensive get physical models made
based on the digital 3D models using 3D prints, 3D milling and 3D laser cutting.
These physical models can both be used as presentation models, and to do physical
tests of a the design's functionality.

A 3D model can furthermore be used for different types of analysis, such as strength
and fracture analysis, as well as aerodynamics, thermal and lighting analysis.

In the manufacturing process 3D models takes a natural part of the production workflow.
The use of CNC is becoming increasingly common. At the same time, your 3D models
can be included as part of and actually ease the production of the documentation
material, assembly manuals, brochures and the like.

As a special bonus - given our experience and skills - the model can be further developed
for use in 3D model libraries, either issued by your manufacturer or through special
3D Internet portals. A sure way to 3D product placement - exposure of your product.

Why 3D modeling

Building Architect

If you have not yet taken the step to 3D in your design, we can help build up your
project as 3D building model.

Having a 3D building model, you can generate all kinds of plans, elevations and sections.
These generated 2D views have the advantage that they are made from the same model,
and all views are linked dynamically to reflect the at all time current view of that
3D model. A major source of error is thus eliminated.

Having a 3D building model, generation of illustrative 3D views, such as isometrics,
axonometrics and perspectives is easlly done.

We can also go the whole hog and add furniture, vegetation, materials and light and
make a genuine 3D visualization.

What can we offer you?

3D product model made in Inventor Fusion.

Get precise parametric 3D models with advanced fillets and other features.

The model can be built up of parts and assembled in assemblies.

Exploded views can be generated to facilitate better understanding of a complicated
assemblies.

The model can be delivered in the most known mechanical formats, as well as AutoCAD
dwg.

We can also generate various orthographic views and sections in 2D, we can add dimensionsand
create bills of materials etc.

Modeling of 3D product models in AutoCAD

Get 3D models that can be exchanged for any 3D CAD program.

The models are built either as so-called 3D Solid Models that can be included in
the so-called Boolean operations and various collision tests. At the same time, they
can be used for the generation of nice looking drawings,

Alternatively we can model the product as so-called Surface Models, good for handling
complex organic shapes.

Because of their similar way of handling of geometry, the models can easily be exported
to visualization programs, such as 3DS MAX or similar programs.

Modeling of 3D building model in AutoCAD Architecture

Get a full 3D building model developed in AutoCAD Architecture.

The model will typically be made up of a hierarchy of elevations and site models
assembled in one or more xref assembly drawings.

We can generate 2D orthographic views in the form of plans, elevations and sections,
and 3D views in the form of isometrics and perspectives.

We can make full drawing sets documenting the whole building fully with drawing heads,
dimensioning and bill of materials.

Modeling of 3D building model in Revit Architecture

Get a full 3D building model modeled using BIM standard Building Information Model.

We will build Revit families as needed.

We can generate 2D orthographic views in the form of plans, elevations and sections,
and 3D views in the form of isometrics and perspectives.

We can make full drawing sets documenting the whole building fully with drawing heads,
dimensioning and bill of materials.

Modeling of 3D building model or product in 3DS Max

Get your product or building modeled in 3DS Max and get lifelike images of your product.

The models are built in polymeshes, and can be added UVW texture maps, material ID's
and materials on request.

We strive for an as clean mesh topology as possible and making it possible to subdivide
the model with Turbo Smooth or Subdivision.

3DS MAX models can be exchanged with most visualization software on the market. We
can furthermore save the model in known exchange formats, such as. OBJ and 3DS.

You can choose to use the models within your own organization, or publish them on
your WEB site or on 3D model forums, giving you a potential chance to be exposed
and used by to thousands of users worldwide -Digital Product Placement

What do we need?

Drawings

We can use almost anything as a base for modeling - ranging from a few scribbles
on a napkin to a fully dimensioned engineering drawing (we prefer the latter).

We can also take in the physical product for measuring up.

In case your office use CAD, we are very happy to make a collaboration with your
CAD team and thereby smooth the process of getting the best base material for builinding
the 3D scenes.

Reference photos

Reference photos are an invaluable help to us when we do our visualizations. We use
them partly as a reference when it comes to modeling a product/furniture.

We can see the object's proportions, its texture and its interaction with the environment.
In that regard, it is a really big help the photos are followed by a sketch with
the main dimensions of the object. (See the sketched illustration).

Reference photos of interiors and exteriors is a very big help for us as well. We
can get an impression of a room or a building's atmosphere, at the same time we can
see all the little details that rarely comes with a blueprint.

In architectural visualizations, interior as well as exterior, - a large part of
the scene consist of existing products, such as furniture, furnishings, fixtures,
electronics, accessories, and even plants.

It is a great help for us getting a list of desired products, - their name, product
number and manufacturer name.

This gives us a better chance of being able to find the right product as a 3D model
on the various sites providing 3D models. If we're lucky, we may find the product
as a 3D model - or maybe a drawing and/or some photos of the product, making us
able to model it.

Why LKE Design?

We have spent years working with visualization of projects for a number of architectural
offices having 3D photorealismas our common denominator.

Our team consist of interior designers and architects, which means that you are sure
of an easy and painless communication, as we know your terminology and workflow in
detail.

We work with 3D Studio MAX and can exchange files with most CAD and drawing programs.
We make use of so-called GI-and photon-based renders that adds 3D scenes a 100% natural
light. Forget about the past dead and unattractive computer images.

Since time is an important factor, we have built a render farm with pt. 6 strong
rendernodes that take care of the very time-consuming calculation of images. We are
not using man-hours on this process, as this can run in parrallel in the background.

We can thus concentrate our time at the workstations to build scenes for calculation,
- or post-processing the finished calculated images to their final appearance. A
clear win for our customers.

See our portfolio and be inspired to take the step to be able to document your projects
better for your customers.

Contact us for an informal chat about how we can assist you best to implement 3D
visualizations as part of your presentation material.